Curtain-pole bracket



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CURTAIN POLE BRACKET. No. 388,151. Patented Aug. 211, 1888.

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HENRY REUBEL, OF NEV YORK, AND THEODORE LINDBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.

SPCIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,151, dated August 21,1888.

Application filed June Q3, 1888. Serial No. 978,012.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY REUBEL, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, and THEoDoRE LINDEERG, of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOurtain-Pole Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved cur 1o tain-pole bracket of thatclass which can be extended forward,so as to be adjustable at anydesired distance from the wall, said extensible bracket being of simpleconstruction and eapable of being locked securely in position :5 Withoutthe use of clampingscrews,which are liable to get lost or broken, so asto render the bracket useless.

The invention consists of an extensible curtain-pole bracket composedot' a V-shaped snp 2o porting-bracket that is attached to the wall andprovided in its upper horizontal portion with holes, and of anadjustable pole-carrying arm, the shank of which is guided in thebracket and locked thereto by a pin which engages one of the holes oi'the same, the arm being retained in position on the bracket by a springattached to the saine and bearing on the under side of the shank.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l 3o represents a side elevation,partly in section,

of our improved extensible curtain pole bracket. Fig. 2 is a top view ofa part ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on line .ta', Fig. ,l5 and Fig. 4 is avertical longitudinal section oi' a portionoI'ou r bracket, showing a modified construction of the saine.

Similar letters of relbrence indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a 4o V-shaped bracket, which ispreferably made ot' one piece and provided with bent-up and perforatedends for receiving screws, by which the bracket is screwed to thewood-work of the door or window-casing.

The bracket Ais provided in its upper horizontal portion with holes a,which are engaged by a pin, Z), at the rear end ofthe shank B of thepole'supporting arm B, said shank being guided in an opening, d, at thefront end of (No model.)

the bracket A, and acted upon by the free end 5o cfa spring, O, which isriveted to the inner front part of the bracket A. The spring C serves topress the shank B iu upward direction against the perforated horizontalpart of the bracket A, so that the pin b is firmly re- 5 5 tained in thehole a,into which it has been iu serted. The pin b may either be rivetedto the arm B or dropped loosely through one of the holes a into a holeof the arm B,as shown respectively in Figs. l and 4.

For adjusting the supporting arm B, the shank .B is pressed downwardagainst the tension of the spring C until its pin b is released from thehole t of the bracket A, after which it is moved either forward orbackwardin the bracket A, according to the distance at which the pole isto be supported from the wall. The pin b is then inserted into one ofthe next holes ci, and the arm B retained in position by the pressure ofthe spring O on the shank B and the locking action of the spring.

Our extensible curtain-pole bracket has the advantage that, with theexception of the usual pole-retaining screw at the front end of the bowlof the supporting-arm, it has no detachable parts at all, so that it isalways ready for adjustment and cannot get out of order by the lossofthe clampngscrews heretofore used with brackets of this class.

Having thus described our invention, we S0 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The combination, with a bracket having holesin its horizontal portion, of a pole-sup porting arm guided in saidbracket, a pin for connecting the supporting-arm to one of said holes,and a spring attached to the bracket and retaining the supporting-armfirmly in position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as 9c our invention we havesigned our names in presence `of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY REUBEL. THEODORE LTNDBERG.

Vitnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, J oHN A. STRALEY.

